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Wireshark Multiple Vulnerabilities Feb 09 (Linux)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
14 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
This host is installed with Wireshark and is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.
Insight
Insight
Multiple flaws are due to, - a boundary error in the processing of NetScreen Snoop capture files. - format string vulnerability in wireshark through format string specifiers in the HOME environment variable. - improper handling of Tektronix K12 text capture files as demonstrated by a file with exactly one frame.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Wireshark for Linux version 0.99.6 through 1.0.5.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to the latest version 1.0.6.